Just as we know what Trevor (Hoffman) means to the team and the fans here, I think we understand what Jerry means to the community as well, … This kind of event just reinforces that.

Beyond alarming. We have a crisis.

It’s an ongoing process of reinterpreting the strike zone in accordance to the rulebook, … The umpires, I think, are doing an excellent job of bringing the outside pitch in closer to the plate. But...

have input in the decision, but it’s certainly not their decision. I’m sure it will be something that is by mutual agreement and I’m sure it will be something that will be similar if not...

I think Kevin’s critical to our baseball operations, … Going into next season we’re going to have as strong a baseball operations staff as any club in baseball, and it starts with Kevin.

I can’t elaborate, … We have been working on something. If something does happen, it should happen in the next few days.

Absolutely, that’s been a priority. That’s been a purpose from the start.

It was really a no-brainer.

We probably played as poorly as we could in the division series and that was disappointing, … great.

It’s been a terrific transition, … I just jumped right back into it.

I thought it was possible for Edwin to be successful, that’s why we got involved. But now it’s probably beyond anything anyone could have expected.

I think we all would admit that we didn’t have the premier team in the National League this year, but we did make the playoffs, … Crazy things can happen in a short series. In...

It’s a world-class city with a beautiful downtown ballpark that’s done this kind of thing before, … There’s plenty of hotel space. All that was the reason why we got the World Baseball Classic. It...

It’s virtually impossible to contain the impact of smoking within a limited area, so this is a logical extension of our no-smoking policy and reflection of input we’ve received from our fans.

It appeared to be of the size of something you would use to baste a turkey, and not a syringe per se.

I don’t think I’ll be sitting with Walt this week,

Opening Day is a great time to not only commemorate the achievements that the Padres accomplished last season but to celebrate the beginning of what looks to be a very promising season for our club,...

The area presents a lot of interesting opportunities. We certainly want to clean up the sight lines and bring the fans closer to the action.

three or four years.

I don’t see the payroll going up substantially,

This is something that happens once every 30 years, … It’s an unusual situation. Would it be better if we were one of the other four teams in the division at the end of the...

To me it will be one more of those esoteric statistics, one more of those historic footnotes that make baseball so great, because it is unpredictable,

As they become more frequent there is a chance they will become more serious. We want to stop these things before they escalate, … When they do happen, we have to set an example for...

Realistically, I think Hernandez may be looking for more than we’re prepared to pay,

It’s the best tool we have available. We think it’s very accurate — not infallible. We’ve built in some flexibility to take into account the fact that there can be some amount of error. But...

In terms of more balls being called, I think that’s a misperception. While walks are up slightly, it’s not enough to be of any great significance. I think that will even out in the long...

I’m not a proponent of it,

At some point we’re locked in. As I’ve said, I don’t want Kevin to leave. But there will come a point in time when we simply won’t allow him to leave.

We’ve been asked about the players; we’ve said we’re going to wait until the end of the season. I’m not sure why the radio or TV situation ought to have a higher priority, … No...